Environmental and human exposure assessment monitoring of communities near an abandoned mercury mine in the Philippines: A toxic legacy

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-145

  Maramba, Nelia P C ^a   Reyes, Jose Paciano ^a   Francisco Rivera, Ana Trinidad ^b   Panganiban, Lynn Crisanta R ^a   Dioquino, Carissa ^a   Dando, Nerissa ^a   Timbang, Rene ^b   Akagi, Hirokatsu ^c   Castillo, Ma Teresa ^d   Quitoriano, Carmela ^d   Afuang, Maredith ^d   Matsuyama, Akito ^c   Eguchi, Tomomi ^c   Fuchigami, Youko ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Philippines)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

^d Center for Health Development for MIMAROPA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Health effects; Mercury; Mercury mining; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; SURFACE WATER;

ABANDONED MINE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ADULT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CANNED FOOD; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR LEVEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MINING; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PHILIPPINES; PLANT; PREGNANT WOMAN; RICE; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; ASIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CHINA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; KYRGYZSTAN; MANILA; NATIONAL CAPITAL; NORTH AFRICA; PHILIPPINES; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SLOVAKIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WEST ASIA;

IBIS;

EID: 33748360975     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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